ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [63]
Gātha 61
O embodied being! Why worry about wealth that acts as fuel for the fire of your cravings? Why worry about family and other relations who constantly push you into wickedness. What is the use of the body or the home which are like the deep holes of the serpent of delusion (moha)? For happiness, therefore, calm down your cravings; no use being lax.
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